Jesse Freidin, queer-identified photographer and author, presents Are You OK? The Disappearing Faces of America’s Trans Youth, a pop-up exhibit at StoryFest. Are You OK? is an interactive and educational traveling gallery featuring intimate portraits and interviews of trans and nonbinary youth with supportive families from across America. Each free-standing banner lets viewers get up close and personal with the striking faces and powerful stories of this award-winning national archive, while QR codes bring the voices of trans youth to life, making it an exhibit that leaves a true impression on the visitor.
Come meet Jesse at the exhibit's opening reception Friday evening at 6 pm, followed by the StoryFest 2024 keynote conversation between Roxane Gay and Oliver Radclyffe.
Copies of Jesse's book will be available for sale.
Please bring your own smart phone and personal headphones to activate interactive elements.
Freidin’s work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, Vogue, and more. He is a 2023 Critical Mass Top 50 award winner, the recipient of the 2024 Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant, and the author of three books: When Dogs Heal: Powerful Stories of People Living with HIV and the Dogs That Saved Them; Finding Shelter: Portraits of Love, Healing and Survival; and Are You OK? Volume One.
Click here to learn more about StoryFest 2024.
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Also, visit the Library on StoryFest Saturday (September 21) for the cartoonists' panel being held in the Sheffer Gallery with moderator Brian Walker plus Ray Billingsley, Bob Englehart, Bill Janocha, Sean Kelly, Maria Scrivan, Greg Walker, and Neil Walker. For more information, visit the StoryFest homepage and visit the Art at the Library page for the current cartooning exhibits up in the Sheffer Gallery and South Gallery.
